Leonard S. Washington Memorial Library- Southern University at New Orleans

Pizza Not Plagerism presentation with SUNO Reference Librarian, Ms. Smith.
10/21/2021

Missed our Pizza Not Plagerism sessions yesterday? Check out the slides to the presentation on our YouTube page !

Plagiarism Presentation SUNO Design video This is an in-depth presentation over plagiarism: medfinitions, common misconceptions, consequences, and ways to avoid plagiarizing.

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Books by Black authors are among the most frequently banned. They tell important stories of survival in the South during slavery, Black struggle against segregation, and the ongoing battle for racial justice.

These books that excite our minds and hearts with their powerful stories—and were nonetheless challenged or banned in school and libraries.

Check out these titles from your SUNO/Leonard S. Washington Memorial Library.

The Harry Potter series has not gone without challenge and criticism. Depictions of witchcraft are the primary reason for the challenges. While many readers view the series as a family-friendly series, some religious critics have accused the books of containing content that could encourage curiosity about or even the practice of witchcraft.

Every year, the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles a list of the Top Ten Most Challenged Books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools.

Censorship is the act of some authority taking measures to suppress ideas and information within a book. Censorship is "the regulation of free speech and other forms of entrenched authority". Censors typically identify as either a concerned parent, community members who react to a text without reading, or local or national organizations.

Join us this week for Banned Book Week! There will be trivia, games, and more chances to win prizes! Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram to participate. Check out our flyers for more details.

Every September, libraries, schools, bookstores, museums, and other locales around the world celebrate the right to read during Banned Books Week.
Books unite us. Sharing stories important to us means sharing a part of ourselves. Books reach across boundaries and build connections between readers. Censorship, on the other hand, divides us and creates barriers.
https://bannedbooksweek.org/resources/handbook/

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